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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Duke Ellington on March 19, 2011, 08:18:56

Title: BAD FROST LAST NIGHT!!
Post by: Duke Ellington on March 19, 2011, 08:18:56
My broad beans and sweet peas in the greenhouse are crispy :'( :'( :'(

Duke
Title: Re: BAD FROST LAST NIGHT!!
Post by: Digeroo on March 19, 2011, 08:45:21
My daffies are looking very sad all the flower heads are well frozen to the ground. 
Title: Re: BAD FROST LAST NIGHT!!
Post by: shirlton on March 19, 2011, 08:50:18
Our kitchen was full of plants brought in from the GH. Just waiting for the GH to warm up so that I can put them back.
Title: Re: BAD FROST LAST NIGHT!!
Post by: cornykev on March 19, 2011, 09:44:40
The grass in the back garden had a frost on it, I had to scrape the car when I went shopping this morning but when I came out the Sun  8) was shining and it was like a different day.    8)
Title: Re: BAD FROST LAST NIGHT!!
Post by: Bill Door on March 19, 2011, 12:38:28
Not so sure it was a "bad" frost as it has helped my soil break down.

The broad beans and garlic were fine at the allotment.

I still have a lot of digging to do so frost is "good" for me at present.

Bill
Title: Re: BAD FROST LAST NIGHT!!
Post by: BoardStupid on March 19, 2011, 13:08:22
Have 2 shirley seedlings left out of 18 :-( This was in a mini plastic greenhouse though

Everything else survived, haven't been to plot yet but not a lot in yet apart from BBs, hopefully they'll be fine as under super secret cloching method lol
Title: Re: BAD FROST LAST NIGHT!!
Post by: calendula on March 19, 2011, 14:34:17
we didn't get it but I am often saying 'beware of the full moon' in this early part of the year and also  around October/November as well - hope your produce recovers
Title: Re: BAD FROST LAST NIGHT!!
Post by: Obelixx on March 19, 2011, 15:13:55
No new damage from frost here though I only have baby broad beans which germinated in January and a few purple sprouting broccoli which have survived the whole winter, regardless of snow and frost.   

However, our car is booked in to have its winter tyres swapped for the normal ones next Tuesday so I expect snow next week.  Sod's law.  Normally we wait till mid April and the garden is still frozen then anyway..............